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Available in english and Spanish
Anyone can use this resources, teachers and parents included!
Sora is HSD's digital library collection for students and staff. Just login with your HSD credentials.
Interface is available in Spanish and English.
Available on desktop and as an ios and Andriod app.
Find, check out, and read eBooks, audiobooks, and read-alongs in english and Spanish.
Grade level bands: primary grades (english, Spanish), middle grades, advanced
Google Classroom integration
Current events, biography center, maps, atlas, timeline
Tools: text to speech, save as PDF or to Google Drive, translation, citation helper
On demand multi-media for your lessons.
Includes videos, short videos, video clips, STEM interactives, teacher guides, audio programs, math activities, science diagrams, timelines and more.
Google classroom integration
Access Links: Staff / Elementary / Secondary
Gale Academic Databases
Our Gale academic databases are great for informational reading, building background knowledge, and research.
Gale In Context Database, available in three grade bands: elementary, middle school, and high school
Current events/general database
Database includes 474 curated topic collections--perfect for student research projects and papers
Includes videos, audio, news, interactive polls, primary sources, magazine articles and more
5 reading levels
Tools include: annotation, text to speech, full translations, send to Google drive
Integrates into Google Classroom
Gale Opposing View Points Database, available for secondary.
480 curated issues
Use this database for persuasive/argumentative projects
Same tools available
Educator resources - Lessons, Activities, Videos - What is Gale Opposing Viewpoints? - Topic Pages